The Collector'S Mother: How An Underprivileged Woman Inspired Her Son To Become An Ias Officer
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The Collector'S Mother: How An Underprivileged Woman Inspired Her Son To Become An Ias Officer
Specifications
- Format: PAPERBACK
- Pages: 180 pages
- ISBN-13: 9788196847180
- Item Weight: 150g
- Dimensions: 21.5 cm x 14 cm x 1.9 cm
- Genre: Biographies and Autobiographies
Description
The Collector’s Mother is a story of grit and perseverance. An ‘unwanted’ woman from an underprivileged background is attacked and, along with her husband, dragged on the village road and humiliated, and the family’s land grabbed by a local land mafia. In the godforsaken village deep into the hinterland, such excesses are not uncommon, but her steely resolve makes her stand out. How she weathers through such soulsapping encounters to beat all odds and inspires her son to become a collector is
Bishnupada Sethi
Bishnupada Sethi is an IAS officer of the 1995 batch. Currently, he is the principal secretary to the Odisha government. He has served in one of most backward regions of the country such as Kandhamal, Gajapati, Sonepur, Nuapada and Rayagada. His role in improving the lives of people in the region earned him much appreciation from the National Human Rights Commission. Bishnupada is a recipient of distinguished alumnus awards from National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, and National Institute of Industrial Engineering (now IIM), Mumbai. He was awarded the President of India Silver Medal for
